now this actually worked (at least inside my lan); but i am extremely hesitant about using proggies that aren't in your ppa -- and this was no quickie, simple install compared to something like numlock-x, it flashes the screen and requires input from noob's (it's actually traumatic compared to other installs in linux other than my attempt at a tarball)...however compared to the things i've done to try and complete remote desktop, for a noob like me it's no contest if it passes lmde xfce tech.

thanks in advance!

Last edited by wm_domino on Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Sorry can you actually state what you are trying to achieve instead of posting forum links?

Are you looking to remote into a computer on your LAN, over the internet, both?

For Lan only I would recommend tightvnc or tigervnc.

For over the internet you can either use Chrome browser with its remote desktop plugin, or you can check out something like TeamViewer. If your home router supports dynamic DNS there are other options as well

i think i got tightvncserver to start, but couldn't get connected or operate it.

vino & the others i couldn't do anything with, except: x11vncserver. i got that to work, but can't seem to make it work off port 5900. *o and i was able to bring up the preferences for vino LOL, but that's it!

i'm not having any issues with ssl/sshvnc viewer that i can tell. can even connect to the x11vncserver with ssl encryption (yay!).

i realized the other reason i didn't like realvnc - it's not fully functional or free.

could really use a server for the windoze side that isn't so limited, could really use audio and chat windows on both server/client ends. at least by using tightvncserver for windoze i was able to make file transfer work.

part of the reason that scarygliders bit is so appealing is that it uses windozes' remote desktop connection, but i couldn't get it to work outside my lan or connect to the active dislay.

x11vncserver on my lmde xfce machine and ssvnc client on the xp machine do what i have to do: control the mint machine's active window and effect changes. plus i get ssl/ssh to add when i get it worked out (awesome).

i couldn't make it connect on a port other than 5900, but i can control it some. i'd still like audio and chat window, but at least file transfer does work.

in my reading it seems x11 isn't any heavier than tightvncserver (which is good since a few machines are on 256K DSL lines i swear predate the railroad).

all of the servers i tried that do not have a gui, i couldn't make go. but i think i was able to make vino start/stop and access a couple of its settings.

i'm now wondering if i shouldn't leave this connection for control of the active desktop like it is, and try to make tightvncserver work for my second leg of the connection .. connecting the same way without requiring interaction. that is what scarygliders did.